DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — “Save a swamp, Sauté a Nutria.” Wildlife officials are proposing a special way of dealing with an invasive species wreaking havoc on Florida’s natural reserves. The nutria, ...

A new source of sustenance has been added to people's diets in certain regions of the U.S. Wildlife agencies are urging locals to eat an invasive rodent wreaking havoc on the surrounding ecosystem in ...

They’re large, fast-breeding, invasive and destructive. They’re also, apparently, delicious. Nutria, which may grow up to 2 feet long, weigh 20 pounds, and eat a quarter of their body weight in ...

HOUSTON — A new campaign is encouraging Americans to consider an unusual solution to invasive species control: eating them. Launched during National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the initiative ...

“I would not be opposed to eating a Nutria,” Dissmore said. However, not everyone is eager to add them to their menu. “There’s a lot of animals I want to eat, a lot of people eat, but not me,” said ...

Eating nutria never quite caught on in the Bayou State, so Louisiana had to implement a bounty program to curtail populations of the marsh-eating rodents. That's not the case in Russia, where ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has advice for dealing with certain types of invasive species -- eat them. Last month, the federal agency posted an article about "5 Invasive Species You Can Hunt, ...

HOUMA -- The roar of Vernon Naquin's mudboat thunders through the marshes of Orange Grove Canal, just south of this Cajun Country hub. Scanning the acres of wetlands before him, Naquin spies the ...

What do iguanas, rodents, fish and wild boars have in common? They’re on a list of invasive species that federal officials are encouraging people to eat in an effort to limit damage to ecosystems. The ...